{{Short description|Mountain in Upper Austria}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Feuerkogel | other_name = Mountain | location = Upper Austria, Austria | range = Höllengebirge | elevation_m = 1592 | coordinates = {{coord|47|48|58.68|N|13|43|21.11|E|region:GB-GWN_type:mountain|display=inline,title}} | image = Feuerkogel.jpg | image_map = Reliefkarte Österreich.png }}
'''Feuerkogel''' is a mountain located in Gmunden District and the state of Upper Austria, in the central part of the country, 200 km west of the capital Vienna. The summit of Feuerkogel is 1,592 meters above sea level. Feuerkogel forms the eastern end of the Höllengebirge, which stretches between Lake Attersee and Lake Traunsee and protrudes towards the southern shore of Lake Traunsee. Höllengebirge belongs to the Northern Limestone Alps.
The terrain around Feuerkogel is mountainous to the south, but to the north, it is hilly. The highest point nearby is Alberfeldkogel, 1,707 meters above sea level, 1.3 km west of Feuerkogel. The nearest major community is Ebensee, 4.3 km east of Feuerkogel.
== Vegetation == In the surroundings of Feuerkogel, primarily consists mixed coniferous forest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification |url=http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=MCD12C1_T1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228161657/http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=MCD12C1_T1 |archive-date=February 28, 2016 |access-date=January 30, 2016 |publisher=NASA/MODIS |language=}}</ref> Around Feuerkogel, it is quite densely populated, with 65 inhabitants per square kilometer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NASA Earth Observations: Population Density |url=http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=SEDAC_POP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209064446/http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=SEDAC_POP |archive-date=February 9, 2016 |access-date=January 30, 2016 |publisher=NASA/SEDAC}}</ref> The area is part of the hemiboreal climatic zone.
== Climate == The average annual temperature in the area is 6 °C. The warmest month is July, with an average temperature of 17 °C, and the coldest is January, with -8 °C.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index |url=http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510015442/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php |archive-date=May 10, 2020 |access-date=January 30, 2016 |publisher=NASA}}</ref> The average annual precipitation is 1,801 millimeters. The rainiest month is August, with an average of 213 mm of precipitation, and the driest is March, with 89 mm of precipitation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM) |url=http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=TRMM_3B43M&year=2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419091014/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=TRMM_3B43M&year=2014 |archive-date=April 19, 2019 |access-date=January 30, 2016 |publisher=NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission}}</ref>
{{Weather box | location = Feuerkogel (1991-2020, extremes 1961-2020) | single line = yes | metric first = yes | Jan record high C = 13.4 | Feb record high C = 16.4 | Mar record high C = 14.5 | Apr record high C = 19.4 | May record high C = 24.0 | Jun record high C = 26.8 | Jul record high C = 28.2 | Aug record high C = 27.5 | Sep record high C = 26.6 | Oct record high C = 22.7 | Nov record high C = 20.2 | Dec record high C = 15.7 | year record high C = | Jan high C = -0.1 | Feb high C = -0.6 | Mar high C = 1.7 | Apr high C = 5.8 | May high C = 10.1 | Jun high C = 14.0 | Jul high C = 15.4 | Aug high C = 15.0 | Sep high C = 11.7 | Oct high C = 8.5 | Nov high C = 4.3 | Dec high C = 0.8 | year high C = 7.2 | Jan mean C = -2.8 | Feb mean C = -3.3 | Mar mean C = -1.0 | Apr mean C = 2.8 | May mean C = 7.2 | Jun mean C = 10.7 | Jul mean C = 12.5 | Aug mean C = 12.8 | Sep mean C = 8.8 | Oct mean C = 5.9 | Nov mean C = 1.6 | Dec mean C = -1.8 | year mean C = 4.4 | Jan low C = -5.3 | Feb low C = -6.4 | Mar low C = -3.5 | Apr low C = -0.1 | May low C = 3.9 | Jun low C = 7.4 | Jul low C = 8.9 | Aug low C = 9.1 | Sep low C = 6.0 | Oct low C = 2.9 | Nov low C = -1.2 | Dec low C = -4.3 | year low C = 1.4 | Jan record low C = -25.7 | Feb record low C = -22.7 | Mar record low C = -20.6 | Apr record low C = -13.9 | May record low C = -7.8 | Jun record low C = -4.0 | Jul record low C = -0.4 | Aug record low C = -0.9 | Sep record low C = -4.2 | Oct record low C = -12.5 | Nov record low C = -18.4 | Dec record low C = -22.6 | year record low C = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 138.2 | Feb precipitation mm = 110.9 | Mar precipitation mm = 151.2 | Apr precipitation mm = 105.2 | May precipitation mm = 171.6 | Jun precipitation mm = 201.7 | Jul precipitation mm = 230.8 | Aug precipitation mm = 202.8 | Sep precipitation mm = 175.6 | Oct precipitation mm = 130.2 | Nov precipitation mm = 126.3 | Dec precipitation mm = 144.7 | year precipitation mm = 1889.2 | unit precipitation days = 1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 13.7 | Feb precipitation days = 13.5 | Mar precipitation days = 15.7 | Apr precipitation days = 11.7 | May precipitation days = 15.3 | Jun precipitation days = 16.0 | Jul precipitation days = 16.4 | Aug precipitation days = 13.6 | Sep precipitation days = 13.0 | Oct precipitation days = 12.3 | Nov precipitation days = 12.6 | Dec precipitation days = 14.9 | year precipitation days = 168.7 | time day = 7:00 CET | Jan humidity = 73 | Feb humidity = 75 | Mar humidity = 77 | Apr humidity = 79 | May humidity = 79 | Jun humidity = 83 | Jul humidity = 81 | Aug humidity = 81 | Sep humidity = 79 | Oct humidity = 70 | Nov humidity = 74 | Dec humidity = 73 | year humidity = 77 | Jan sun = 104.8 | Feb sun = 110.6 | Mar sun = 141.2 | Apr sun = 173.7 | May sun = 185.4 | Jun sun = 176.5 | Jul sun = 195.6 | Aug sun = 201.7 | Sep sun = 155.6 | Oct sun = 148.3 | Nov sun = 107.4 | Dec sun = 95.8 | year sun = 1796.6 | source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Austria/CSV/Feuerkogel_11155.csv | title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | accessdate = 31 August 2025 }}</ref> | source 2 = Deutscher Wetterdienst (extremes, humidity 1961–1990)<ref name = DWD> {{cite web | url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_111550_kt.pdf | title = Klimatafel von Feuerkogel / Höllengebirge, Oberösterreich / Österreich | work = Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world | publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst | language = de | access-date = 13 May 2025}}</ref> }}
== Tourism == Since 1927, a cable car has been running from Ebensee up to the mountain to the Feuerkogel hotel. The cable car facilitates hiking access to get up to the mountain and thus enables tours to Großer Höllkogel or crossing the Höllengebirge to Hochleckenhaus, including the intermediate station Rieder Hütte. As early as 1936, there was a ski lift for about 8 people. Today, however, there are lift facilities totaling 12 kilometers to the ski slopes. A very demanding 6 km long ungroomed descent leads directly from the mountain down to the built-up area at Ebense.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arrival to Ebensee |url=https://www.feuerkogel.info/en/Service/anreise-arrival |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=Feuerkogel}}</ref>
== Arrangement == On the occasion of the 80th birthday of the cable car, a big party and a traditional Nostalgia ski race were held between March 3 and 4, 2007. The sporting highlight is the Feuerkogel Mountain Race, which takes place every August. It is the most popular mountain race in Austria. In 1997, the European Mountain Running Championships were held.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nostalgic ski race: 23.03.2024 |url=https://www.feuerkogel.info/en/News/events/nostalgie-schirennen |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=Feuerkogel}}</ref>
== Wind measurements == On December 26, 1999, the highest wind speed ever measured in Austria, 220 km/h, was recorded on the summit of the Feuerkogel. Due to its altitude, the wind measuring station on the Feuerkogel continues to register record-breaking values. During Cyclone Kyrill in January 2007, Austria experienced its highest wind speed from the cyclone, measured at 207 km/h.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Fink |first=A. H. |last2=Brücher |first2=T. |last3=Ermert |first3=V. |last4=Krüger |first4=A. |last5=Pinto |first5=J. G. |year=2009 |title=The European storm Kyrill in January 2007: synoptic evolution, meteorological impacts and some considerations with respect to climate change |url=https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/9/405/2009/ |journal=Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |volume=9 |pages=405-423}}</ref> This event further emphasizes the ongoing record-breaking wind speeds observed by the Feuerkogel's wind measuring station, attributable to its high elevation.
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== External links == {{Commons category}} * [https://www.foto360.at/feuerkogel-seilbahn,542 Utsikt från Feuerkogel] (in German).
Category:One-thousanders of Austria Category:Mountains of Upper Austria